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Turns Out Martin Luther Doesn’t Hate Libertarians

[High Praise! to Capitalist_B]

Although this theologian *did* famously use the phrase YGDFT!YLTATSOTE!, he did not do so with the meaning that we recognize today. Capitalist_B explains:

New Scholarship shows that the acronym under Luther’s portrait was not actually a screed against early 21st century political movements, but was his attempt to distance his doctrine of “Sola Fide” from the notion of “cheap grace,” by which Faith in God does not produce good works. Translated from the German, it actually reads:

You God-Denying Faithless Theologians! Your Leanings Towards Antinomianism Tolerate Satan Overthrowing The Earth!

She Will Get Audited For Her Insolence

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“I am not here as a serf or vassal. I am not begging my lords for mercy. I’m a born free American woman, wife, mother and citizen. And I’m telling my government that you’ve forgotten your place. It’s not your responsibility to look out for my well-being, and to monitor my speech. It’s not your right to assert an agenda. Your post, the post that you occupy, exists to preserve American liberty. You’ve sworn to perform that duty. And you have faltered.” — Becky Gerritson of the Wetumpka Tea Party, testifying today before the House Ways and Means Committee about abuse by the IRS.

Girl’s Gotta Make a Living

On HBO’s “Real Time”, Liberal lobbyist Neera Tanden bragged that she “helped write” the Obamacare bill.

She also admitted that she made some money on the side selling oversize novelty gavels to Nancy Pelosi.

Bacon Doormat!

[High Praise! to ThinkGeek.com]

It is said that bacon is the perfect food; rich in protein, it builds strong muscles and that salty sweet and savory combination is like ambrosia mixed with heaven with just a dash of bliss. Bacon is life. It is known, Khaleesi. It is known.

We’ve managed to work bacon into as many products in an attempt to make them better, and until someone is able to inject bacon into bacon itself, the confluence of which will undoubtedly cause the abandonment of all lesser foods forever, we still have work to do. Delicious smokey work.

So why not welcome your guests to your home with the gift of bacon on their feet? I know it sounds weird, but when you see how beautiful this rendered doormat looks, you’ll salivate with desire.

Link of the Day: An Open Letter to PRISM

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An Open Letter to PRISM (as if everything weren’t open already, LOL)

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Wisdom of the Day: Sorkin Bear Hero Purge Government Therapy Burgertime

I Had a Really Good “Negotiation” Just This Morning

The head of the IAEA said the UN and Iran are “going around in circles” on Tehran’s suspected nuclear weapons research.

Yes, not unlike dirty water in a toilet.

Obama Warned Us – Success

Making your mark on the world is hard. If it were easy, everybody would do it. But it’s not. It takes patience, it takes commitment, and it comes with plenty of failure along the way. The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won’t. it’s whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere.

BARACK OBAMA, speech, Jul. 12, 2006

“I choose to persevere because I have no shame.”

Can the NSA Solve Illegal Immigration?

Man, are they still working on that amnesty thing? Don’t we have enough problems right now? And are the really going to undo all the hard work Obama has done to combat illegal immigration by making this a country no one would bother breaking into?

Hey, I was thinking: With all this spying stuff, does anyone really believe that the government doesn’t know where all the illegal immigrants are? We should send drones after them. I mean, not blow them up — but drones that will just hover near them and politely ask them to leaves. “Hello, sir. You are here illegally. You need to return to your country of origin and then come back through legal channels.” If you come here illegally, you’re going to get harassed by polite yet persistent drones!

Straight Line of the Day: Caffeine Withdrawal Has Been Classified as a Mental Disorder. Next to Be So Classified…

Works like this: I feed you Moon Nukers a straight line, and you hit me with a punch line in the comments.

Caffeine withdrawal has been classified as a mental disorder. Next to be so classified…

Meek Hot Noun

Once this whole NSA thing is under wraps, we can go back to normal. But until then, I think we should speak in code. After all, we can’t be sure who is listening. Maybe we should go dark for a bit. Anyway, I don’t have much to say.

In fact, things have been look pretty good lately. Sure, there some bad economic indicators, but mostly everything is great.

Until Obama can fix all the problems he inherited from Bush, it’s not his fault anyway. Since his reelection, he hasn’t had time to do much, either. Eventually, things should really turn around, though. Like we’ll finally see some movement on unemployment. Elephants are a large mammal. So let’s not be so down on the president. Say what you will, but God bless him, he tries hard.

Falling Skies: To buy, or not to buy?

Nothing political here, just a question. It’s about that TV show on TNT, Falling Skies. It had the third season premiere last night, and I’m wondering when I should watch it.

Let me pause for a moment and let you know my situation. A couple of years ago, I dropped cable. I watch TV over the Internet, mostly using a Roku, but I also get content via Apple TV and Xbox. I can also watch or record over-the-air (OTA) content using Simple.TV (it plays through Roku), but I generally use services like Hulu Plus to watch current content, even if it’s also OTA.

And that’s the problem. As much money as I’m saving by using streaming services rather than cable or satellite — and I’m saving a lot — the downside is that shows that aren’t OTA or included in Hulu Plus, well, I have to buy those a la carte. Or wait a while to watch them. Keep in mind that even using pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) for current content, I still pay a lot less for TV than I did in 2010.

Some people, Frank J included, use a computer to watch TV. That home theater personal computer (HTPC) approach works well enough; in fact, some prefer that setup. I’m one of those that doesn’t. I’ve tried it, and I’ve tried other devices, but, for me, I’ve limited myself to using my three set-top boxes.

I realize that this means I’ve put some limitations on myself, and could solve things by removing those limitations. But, honestly, I don’t want to. I’m aware of the limitations, and have decided to go the way I’ve gone for cost and simplicity. I’m at the balance I want, insofar as ways to watch TV. That may change, as technology changes, but for the foreseeable future, I’m using Roku, Roku/Simple.TV, Apple TV, and Xbox.

Those limitations also mean I have to make some choices. And I’m asking for input so I can make a choice.

Last year, I finally watched Falling Skies. I had already dropped cable by the time it premiered on TNT, and never got around to checking it out. I’m an Amazon Prime member. That means that, not only do I get better shipping terms, I get a shipload of TV and movies available for streaming to my Roku and Xbox, as well as to my mobile devices.

Falling Skies is one of those shows. I watched the first two seasons, and am looking forward to the new season, which actually began last night.

Since I don’t have cable, I didn’t see the show. Now, I have a couple of choices: I can buy the season for $1.89 (SD) or $2.84 (HD) an episode. That means, for the full 10-episode season, it would be $18.90 – $28.40.

Now, if I wait until late in the year, it’ll be available for a discount of around 25-40% off. And, if I wait until even later, it’ll likely show up on Amazon Prime.

So, I can buy shows now, buy shows later at a discount, or wait several months and watch them all for no extra money.

Did you see the episodes last night? Were they great? Did they suck? And, if they were great, should I go ahead and pony up the money to watch the shows?

Whaddaya think?

Random Thoughts: The Purge, Spies, and Indie

“Today is the Purge.”
“Cool. Now I can finally get that tag off my mattress.”

“Sorry, we can only sell you a soda that size during the Purge.”

Obama’s administration taps more than [name of famous tap dancer].

Holder shouldn’t resign. He should be dragged by his mustache into prison.

Idea: Do a remake of 1984, but as a wacky comedy.
…Oh. wait; reality beat me to it.

The central theory of government is about how much power is it wise to give incompetent, untrustworthy idiots.

I think the best way for Obama to salvage his second term is to launch himself to the moon in a homemade rocket.

So about how many of my blog commenters are probably government spies?

It’s good the Matrix didn’t take place this year or they’d have way more trouble finding a landline to escape the Agents.

It’s funny, the only thing political in the Cosby Show I’ve seen is a feminist bent which is very quaint by today’s standards. A number of episodes have gone on about how Mrs. Huxtable is a working mother and they share chores, and that’s the extent of it.

Indie video games are all 8-bit style shooters where you fight gay cowboys for pudding.

I hate indie stuff. I’m always afraid I’m going to learn something or feel an emotion.

I get so sick of myself when I’m mindlessly partisan. And Democrats.

I’m not a comedian or a writer. I’m an electrical engineer trying to be funny on twitter. If that’s not your thing I hope catch fire and die.

They’re doing a remastered version of the NES Duck Tales game. That is awesome. It seems like I’m the main target age for nostalgia these days.

You’ve Been Judged!

Anonymiss of Nuking Politics picked her favorite punchlines to “https://www.imao.us/index.php/2013/06/straight-line-of-the-day-its-june-6th-how-should-you-commemorate-the-anniversary-of-d-day/”>It’s June 6th. How should you commemorate the anniversary of D-Day?”

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